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Original Post @ 10:30AM:
I’m sitting here at work with mlb.com’s video channel on, which is supposed to simulcast the ESPN2 feed. I expect it will be swamped, and be unwatchable due to extreme bandwidth demand.
Anyway, I’m not the greatest expert on the draft, so I will defer on analysis completely to Jamey Newberg and his gang on the draft – I suggest you do too. Go check out Jamey’s site for all there is to know from a Rangers’ fan perspective.
UPDATE @ 4:445PM:
Our second pick in the sandwich round was used on pitcher Neil Ramirez. At this point, I’ll have to stop, as I need to get back to work. :)
UPDATE @ 4:20PM:
OK, they’re not showing the sandwich picks on TV anymore, so we’re done with screen grabs. :) The Rangers took an outfielder as Pick #35 overall, which was the compensation pick for losing Carlos Lee. The kid’s name is Julio Borbon.
Our next pick is 44th overall – in the sandwich round. It’s a pick for losing Gary Matthews.
UPDATE @ 3:20PM:
The Rangers second pick in the first round is pitcher Michael Main.


UPDATE @ 3:15PM:
The Rangers are on the clock again at Pick 24.

UPDATE @ 2:43PM:
The Rangers first pick is local boy Blake Beavan. ESPN is calling him “the most competitive pitcher” in the draft.


UPDATE @ 2:38PM:
The Texas Rangers are on the clock!

UPDATE @1:10PM:
Hearing Bud Seling say “Tampa Bay is now on the clock” was seriously cool to hear. Then showing Don Zimmer, and hearing all the Tampa Bay fans in the background chant “Tampa Bay – TAMPA BAY” was really cool. I enjoyed that a lot. Wonder where all those guys are at Tampa Bay home games, though. ;)
UPDATE @ 1PM:
I’ll probably have a few remarks on the draft itself, not so much on the players – that’s Jamey’s bag, not mine. :)
It just started. This looks just like the NFL draft graphics. That’s kind of cool. This whole thing makes it “feel” like everything is all of a sudden more important.

Comments

  1. Local boy in the 1st round. Could be good, could be bad. I’d like to think a kid who’s grown up here would watch the Rangers and go “man, I bet I could help them.” But OTOH, that same kid might go “gawd, I hope I never get drafted by them.”